extrication

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noun

The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

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unsnarlinguntanglingdisentanglement
OriginEnglish extricate ← Latin extrīcātus →
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Meanings

nounextrication (countable and uncountable, plural extrications)

plural extrications

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
  2. countableuncountablepublic safetyemergency medicineRescue of a trapped person in a vehicle or machinery.
  3. countableuncountableThe act of sending out or evolving.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Similar
unsnarlinguntanglingdisentanglement
Broader
liberationreleasefreeing
Also see
disentanglementuntangling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinextrīcō
  2. Latinextrīcātus
  3. Englishextricate
  4. Englishextrication

From extricate + -ion.

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Translations

Spanish extricación
  • extricaciónTranslations
Swedish frigörelse, frigörande
  • frigörelseTranslations
  • frigörandeTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extrication

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Anagrams

antixerotic
Cite this entry
APA

extrication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrication

MLA

“extrication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrication.

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